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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 19, 1949
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 19, 1949 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 19, 1949 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Washington Senators
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 19, 1949 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Washington Senators |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ellis Kinder |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Weik |
Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Attendance | 15,323 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Red Jones 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Bill McGowan |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Al Zarilla | Right Fielder |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
Billy Goodman | First Baseman |
Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
Merl Combs | Third Baseman |
Ellis Kinder | Pitcher |
Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gil Coan | Center Fielder |
Sherry Robertson | Second Baseman |
Bud Stewart | Left Fielder |
Buddy Lewis | Right Fielder |
Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
Sam Mele | First Baseman |
Sam Dente | Shortstop |
Jake Early | Catcher |
Dick Weik | Pitcher |
Joe Kuhel | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 19, 1949
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Weik
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zarilla vs. Weik
There's a wild pitch. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zarilla vs. Weik
Zarilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Weik
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio scores. Zarilla moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stephens vs. Weik
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Weik, and towards Dente, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Zarilla scores. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doerr vs. Weik
Doerr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Weik
Goodman strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Weik
Tebbetts hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Kinder
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Kinder
Robertson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Kinder
Stewart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Weik
Combs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kinder vs. Weik
Kinder strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Weik
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. Combs moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zarilla vs. Hittle
Lloyd Hittle now pitching.
Zarilla hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Combs scores. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Hittle
Williams takes first base on ball four. Zarilla moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stephens vs. Hittle
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dente fields it and throws to second for the out. DiMaggio scores. Zarilla moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doerr vs. Hittle
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dente fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Kinder
Lewis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Kinder
Yost strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Kinder
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dente vs. Kinder
Dente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Hittle
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Hittle
Tebbetts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Combs vs. Hittle
Combs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tebbetts moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kinder vs. Hittle
Kinder hits a fly ball towards right. Lewis catches it and throws to Mele who relays to second to double up Combs. Tebbetts scores. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Early vs. Kinder
Early strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Kinder
John Simmons pinch hits for Lloyd Hittle.
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kinder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Kinder
Coan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Gonzalez
Julio Gonzalez now pitching.
DiMaggio hits a popup towards short. Dente settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Gonzalez
Zarilla hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gonzalez
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mele scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Kinder
Robertson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stewart vs. Kinder
Stewart strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Kinder
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lewis for the out. Robertson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Kinder
There goes Robertson. The throw from Tebbetts and he is safe. Robertson steals third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yost vs. Kinder
Yost hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Gonzalez
Stephens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Gonzalez
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robertson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Robertson. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Gonzalez
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tebbetts vs. Gonzalez
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dente scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Kinder
Mele hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dente vs. Kinder
Dente hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Early vs. Kinder
Early hits a fly ball into right field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Gonzalez
Combs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kinder vs. Gonzalez
Kinder hits a popup towards short. Dente settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Gonzalez
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mele fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zarilla vs. Gonzalez
There goes DiMaggio. The throw from Early and he is out, Dente applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Kinder
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Kinder
Coan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Kinder
Robertson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stewart vs. Kinder
Stewart hits a fly ball into right field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Gonzalez
Zarilla hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robertson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gonzalez
Williams hits a popup towards first. Mele settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Gonzalez
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dente fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Dente. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Gonzalez
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dente scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Kinder
Lewis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Kinder
Yost hits a popup, foul, towards third. Combs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Kinder
Mele hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dente vs. Kinder
Dente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kinder fields it and throws to third for the out. Mele moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Early vs. Kinder
Early hits a line drive towards first. Goodman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Gonzalez
Goodman hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Gonzalez
Tebbetts is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Gonzalez
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robertson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Kinder
Clyde Vollmer pinch hits for Julio Gonzalez.
Vollmer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Kinder
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Kinder
Robertson hits a popup towards third. Combs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kinder vs. Welteroth
Dick Welteroth now pitching.
Kinder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dente fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Dente. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Welteroth
DiMaggio strikes out. There goes Kinder. The throw from Early to Dente, and Kinder is out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Welteroth
Zarilla hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Kinder
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stewart for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Kinder
Lewis hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Kinder
Yost hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/19/1949 -- Boston at Washington (N) Boston AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI DiMaggio D, cf 3 2 0 0 Coan G, cf 3 0 0 0 Zarilla A, rf 4 1 1 1 Robertson S, 2b 3 0 0 0 Williams T, lf 3 1 1 1 Stewart B, lf 4 0 0 0 Stephens V, ss 4 0 1 2 Lewis B, rf 4 0 2 0 Doerr B, 2b 4 0 1 1 Yost E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Goodman B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Mele S, 1b 3 0 1 0 Tebbetts B, c 4 1 1 0 Dente S, ss 3 0 0 0 Combs M, 3b 2 1 1 0 Early J, c 3 0 0 0 Kinder E, p 4 0 0 1 Weik D, p 0 0 0 0 Hittle L, p 0 0 0 0 Simmons J, ph 1 0 0 0 Gonzalez J, p 1 0 0 0 Vollmer C, ph 1 0 0 0 Welteroth D, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 6 6 6 30 0 3 0 Boston 321 000 000 -- 6 Washington 000 000 000 -- 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Kinder E (W) 9.0 3 0 0 2 6 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Weik D (L) 1.1 2 5 5 4 2 Hittle L 1.2 3 1 1 1 0 Gonzalez J 5.0 1 0 0 1 1 Welteroth D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Robertson S, Dente S 2 DP -- Washington 3 LOB -- Boston 5, Washington 5 SB -- Robertson S CS -- DiMaggio D, Kinder E WP -- Weik D T -- 2:14 A -- 15323
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